Freespace Dance is a member of Young Audiences of New Jersey, where it serves as a teaching artist in its Assembly/Lecture-Demonstration program. Operating under the Dance to Learn initiative, the company seeks to bring physical education teachers and classroom teachers together with professional dance educators to create a new model for dance arts education. Freespace Dance is available for long-term residency programs that accomplishes the following:

Get students dancing

Recruit professional teaching dancers to lead dance classes and mentor physical education teachers

Provide physical education teachers with professional development and mentorship to integrate dance movement into their classes

Develop curriculum for dance and physical education teachers that meets or exceeds the Arts NJCCCS with authentic integration into the academic curriculum

Develop a certification process for professional teaching dancers For further information on residency programs, contact Managing Director Lisa Grimes. lisa@freespacedance.com